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Ran Wei

- Verified email at sc.edu - Cited by 11794

Ran Wei

- Verified email at ncsu.edu - Cited by 2210

Ran Wei

- Verified email at uci.edu - Cited by 1058

More than just talk on the move: Uses and gratifications of the cellular phone

L Leung, R Wei - Journalism & mass communication …, 2000 - journals.sagepub.com
Mobility, immediacy, and instrumentality are found the strongest instrumental motives in
predicting the use of cellular phones, followed by intrinsic factors such as affection/sociability. …

ROS-triggered endothelial cell death mechanisms: Focus on pyroptosis, parthanatos, and ferroptosis

D Zheng, J Liu, H Piao, Z Zhu, R Wei, K Liu - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The endothelium is a single layer of epithelium covering the surface of the vascular system,
and it represents a physical barrier between the blood and vessel wall that plays an …

Mechanisms underlying the regulation of innate and adaptive immunity by vitamin D

R Wei, S Christakos - Nutrients, 2015 - mdpi.com
Non-classical actions of vitamin D were first suggested over 30 years ago when receptors for
the active form of vitamin D, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3 (1,25(OH) 2 D 3 ), were detected in …

Immune responses to two and three doses of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine in adults with solid tumors

RT Shroff, P Chalasani, R Wei, D Pennington… - Nature medicine, 2021 - nature.com
Vaccines against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have
shown high efficacy, but immunocompromised participants were excluded from controlled …

Motivations for using the mobile phone for mass communications and entertainment

R Wei - Telematics and Informatics, 2008 - Elsevier
This study draws on the uses and gratifications framework to examine expanded use of a
hybrid medium—the mobile phone—for mass communications and entertainment. Results of a …

Abemaciclib combined with endocrine therapy for the adjuvant treatment of HR+, HER2−, node-positive, high-risk, early breast cancer (monarchE)

…, IC Smith, M Frenzel, D Headley, R Wei… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Many patients with HR+, HER2− early breast cancer (EBC) will not experience
recurrence or have distant recurrence with currently available standard therapies. However, …

Vitamin D, calcium homeostasis and aging

V Veldurthy, R Wei, L Oz, P Dhawan, YH Jeon… - Bone research, 2016 - nature.com
Osteoporosis is characterized by low bone mass and microarchitecture deterioration of
bone tissue, leading to enhanced bone fragility and consequent increase in fracture risk. …

Staying connected while on the move: Cell phone use and social connectedness

R Wei, VH Lo - New media & society, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
As people integrate use of the cell phone into their lives, do they view it as just an update of
the fixed telephone or assign it special values? This study explores that question in the …

Abemaciclib plus endocrine therapy for hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative, node-positive, high-risk early breast cancer (monarchE): results from a preplanned …

…, L Testa, L Del Mastro, C Shimizu, R Wei… - The lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Adjuvant abemaciclib plus endocrine therapy previously showed a significant
improvement in invasive disease-free survival and distant relapse-free survival in hormone …

Exposure to Internet pornography and Taiwanese adolescents' sexual attitudes and behavior

VH Lo, R Wei - Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
This study examines use of Internet pornography by adolescents in Taiwan and the relationships
between exposure to Internet pornography and the sexual attitudes and behavior of …